Connotation refers to the emotional associations or implications that a word carries beyond its literal definition. It's the subjective meaning that a word evokes in addition to its objective meaning.
For example, the word "home" has a literal meaning of "a place where one lives," but it also has strong connotations of warmth, comfort, and belonging.
Here are some other terms related to secondary meaning:
* Figurative language: This includes metaphors, similes, and other literary devices that use language in a non-literal way to create a deeper meaning.
* Idiom: A phrase that has a meaning different from the literal meaning of its individual words.
* Slang: Informal language used by a specific group of people, often with unique connotations.
In contrast to connotation, denotation refers to the literal, dictionary definition of a word.